Installing insulation in your house is one of the most effective ways to save energy and make your home more efficient. With the cost of power continually rising, insulating a loft or roof space could save up to £175 per year on heating bills, as well as making your house …

Insulating your home helps to keep it warmer and will help you save energy. With the cost of energy continuing to increase it is becoming more expensive to heat our homes. Installing good insulation can save a considerable amount of money on heating bills. If your house was built during …

Insulating your walls is one of the most effective things you can do to reduce your heating bills and save energy. Up to a third of heat loss from a property is via the walls if they are not insulated, as heat travels quickly to the cold outside. Most houses …

Industry watchdogs reported that some four million people in the UK complained about their energy company in 2011. Many of the complaints were about the rise in cost of gas and electricity over the last few years. It is costing more and more to heat our homes, and many people …

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Heating a property is becoming more and more expensive as the cost of gas and electricity continue to rise. With the government also committed to reducing carbon emissions, there is a real drive towards making homes more energy efficient. As well as installing an efficient heating system, good insulation of your house will help to push down the cost of heating.

Noise pollution is a thorny issue for many people. Unless you live in a remote rural setting, you are likely to be able to hear a variety of sounds within your home from outside, from neighbours and even between rooms in your home.

In the workplace there are regulations that state ear protection must be provided if noise levels exceed 80 decibels, but in the home, noise nuisance is a more subjective issue. … Continue Reading

As the cost of energy continues to rise, it is becoming more expensive to heat our homes.

Many people are investing in energy saving measures to reduce their heating bills and installing insulation is one of the most popular types of home improvement in the UK.

Properly insulating a house will drastically reduce heat loss, and can save several hundreds of pounds a year on energy bills.

You can insulate the roof of a house by laying insulation in the loft; if you have cavity walls they can be filled with insulation, while solid walls can be insulated from the outside or the inside. … Continue Reading

Industry watchdogs reported that some four million people in the UK complained about their energy company in 2011. Many of the complaints were about the rise in cost of gas and electricity over the last few years.

It is costing more and more to heat our homes, and many people are taking steps to insulate their homes more effectively to reduce heat loss and improve energy efficiency.

If you are worried about the rising cost of energy and the cost of your heating bills, you are probably considering ways in which you can save money. Effective insulation of your house can save hundreds of pounds per year, and is one of the most practical solutions for saving energy.

The types of insulation range from double glazed windows to reduce heat loss, to loft insulation to prevent heat escaping through the roof.

Are there any grants available for insulation?

Yes. There are several different grants and offers that you can take advantage of if you are making home improvements which make your property more energy efficient.

Most energy companies provide government subsidised grants to help people pay for some or all of the costs of having insulation installed. People over seventy years of age and people on certain qualifying benefits are entitled to 100% of the costs.

The government also runs the Warm Front Scheme, which provides financial help for insulation to people on low incomes who live in poorly insulated houses. Grants of up to £3,500 can be claimed under the scheme.

Insulating your home helps to keep it warmer and will help you save energy. With the cost of energy continuing to increase it is becoming more expensive to heat our homes. Installing good insulation can save a considerable amount of money on heating bills.

If your house was built during the last ten years, the good news is that you probably already have walls that have insulation fitted into the cavity.